Timeline: Jessica Dishon case

Timeline: Jessica Dishon case

Jessica was a senior at Bullitt Central High School when she disappeared.

Jessica Dishon's car was found in her family's driveway with her purse, cellphone and one of her shoes still inside on the morning of Sept. 10, 1999.

From the beginning, Jessica's family and authorities believed she was kidnapped.

The FBI joined the search for Dishon and offered a reward for information about her whereabouts.

Throughout the search for Jessica, vigils were held in her community.

Days after her disappearance, the FBI said Jessica was likely abducted by someone she knew

Her body was found off a dirt road about 7 miles from her home in Bullitt County on Sept. 27, 1999.

Investigators said Jessica suffered blunt trauma to her face and she was strangled.

The coroner said her body had been moved to two different spots about 15 feet apart at the site where it was found.

After Jessica's body was found, her parents thanked the community for the outpouring of love and support.

Mike Dishon said he'll always remember his firstborn as a sweet, innocent girl

A year after Jessica disappeared, her friends and family held a memorial service in her honor. The community gathered $10,000 as a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.

In January 2001, David "Bucky" Brooks and his brother, Tommy, were indicted by a grand jury. Prosecutors were going to seek the death penalty in Bucky Brooks' case.

In 2002, a friend of Jessica told Brooks' attorney that he saw her at a party right before her disappearance and that she got into a car with two men. One of the men owned a black Camaro that several witnesses linked to the case. Neither man was ever charged in connection with the Jessica's disappearance.

Bucky Brooks' first trial in 2003 ended in mistrial after a detective made a statement on the stand concerning a failed polygraph test

Charges against Bucky Brooks were dropped in Sept. 2003, when prosecutors said they did not have enough evidence to get a conviction.

In May 2005, Bullitt County Detective Jim McAuliffe published a letter in the Courier-Journal asking for the person responsible for Jessica's slaying to come forward. Her mother, Edna Dishon, expressed hope the letter might help solve the case.

In October 2005, Charlie Mann, who had been the lead detective in the case, lost his battle with Lupus.

In 2007, the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department hired Larry Carroll as special investigator to reopen the Dishon case.

Stanley Dishon was serving a 10-year sentence for first-degree sodomy when he was indicted in August 2013 on unrelated rape, sexual abuse and sodomy charges dating back to 1982. Police said that victim was a girl less than 12 years old. He was indicted in Jessica's death a little more than a month after that indictment.

Bullitt County Sheriff Dave Greenwell, who was the first deputy at the scene, became emotional as he discussed the indictment of Stanley Dishon.

Greenwell said he feels confident the charge against Stanley Dishon will lead to a resolution of the case.

Oct. 14, 2013: Stanley Dishon appears in court his attorneys file for a change in judge, which is granted.

Oct. 22, 2013: Special Judge Charles Simms is appointed to oversee the Jessica Dishon murder case.

Jan. 9, 2014: Confidential informant testimony released in case.

May 2014: New details and new photos are released about evidence discovered in the Jessica Dishon murder investigation.

August 2014: A judge sets a trial date in Stanley Dishon's sex abuse cases. He will be tried Feb. 9, 2015 on those charges.

October 2014: Evidence found in the barn on Greenwell Ford Road in April test positive for blood, but authorities weren't sure if it was human or animal.

December 2014: The judge sets the date Stanley Dishon's trial for Jessica's slaying for July 24, 2015.

January 2015: Stanley Dishon pleads guilty in slaying of his niece

March 2015: Stanley Dishon sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter and other sex crimes. He'll have to serve of 85 percent of his sentence before he's eligible for parole.

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